Test Lead
Manchester > Salford
The median Test Lead salary in Salford is £70,079 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Leader | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Salford | 1.12% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.37% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £66,091 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,079 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74,066 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median annual salary | £70,079 | £62,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.13% | +38.89% | -25.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Salford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Salford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Salford with a recognized job title | 73 | 145 | 37 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 82.02% | 95.39% | 94.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 46 | 57 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £25,350 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,938 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,313 | £69,800 | £61,445 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,790 | £79,760 | £69,800 |
| Manchester median annual salary | £52,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.45% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
Test Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Salford.
Test Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford
For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, Test Leader job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Salford region featuring Test Leader in the job title.
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Test Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: